Thinking of Wanqing at Dusk

Name: Thinking of Wanqing at Dusk
Author: Xing Hanfeng of Zijin Mountain

黄昏念晚晴

by Xing Hanfeng of Zijin Mountain (紫金山的邢汉峰)

Status: Completed
Length: 206k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 7mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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This is a long novel about loneliness and emotional struggles in old age. The protagonist, Zhang Licheng, retires at sixty, looking forward to spending his leisurely later years with his wife. But not long after retiring, he receives divorce papers. For the next three years, he lives alone in a tiny apartment, shifting from “At last, some peace and quiet” to “It’s so quiet, it’s making me uneasy.” His bed is always cold, his meals are always makeshift, and when he wakes in the night, he can only lie there with his eyes open, waiting for dawn. He tries blind dates, tries to remarry, and even tries to build a new family with a woman who has children, but repeatedly runs into obstacles over property, children, and trust. With a delicate touch, the novel portrays the emotional void of an ordinary elderly man amid the challenges of aging in China, and his wavering between “Life with a wife is wonderful” and “When will I ever have that kind of life again?”

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